The Hoon language makes extensive use of non-alphanumeric symbols, most notably in composing runes. When discussing Hoon code aloud, it is cumbersome to say, for example, "exclamation mark left-angle bracket" in reference to the !< rune. To make it easier, a set of pronounceable monosyllabic names for ASCII special symbols are conventionally used. In the !< example, this would be called "zapgal", where ! is "zap" and < is "gal".
Here is a complete list of pronunciations:
| Symbol | Name |
|---|---|
␣ (space) | ace |
\ | bas |
$ | buc |
_ | cab |
% | cen |
: | col |
, | com |
" | doq |
. | dot |
/ | fas |
< | gal |
␣␣, \0a | gap |
> | gar |
# | hax |
- | hep |
{ | kel |
} | ker |
^ | ket |
+ | lus |
; | mic |
( | pal |
& | pam |
) | par |
@ | pat |
[ | sel |
] | ser |
~ | sig |
' | soq |
* | tar |
` | tic |
= | tis |
? | wut |
! | zap |